1987"A Carnival of Animals" Cup. British Museum Collections. Fine Bone China. Made in England. Unknown source.
There is no direct correlation that I can see with the fables that we know as Aesopic. Still, the ass and the lion playing chess comes close enough – and so figured the friend who gave me this for the collection!
2002? Birthday greeting card "A Birthday Fable." 8¾" x 4". Made in U.S.A. Kansas City, MO: Expressions from Hallmark. $1 from Sheryl Weilgosh, Oklahoma City, OK, through eBay, Jan., '04.
Here is a card meant to supply a surprising answer. Click on this small version first to find the larger version. Then click on the card to open it.
1995? "A Birthday Fable." Portrait formatted cartoon birthday greeting card. The front shows a farmer standing in a ditch and holding a ball of string and then climbing out of the ditch. The front's prose leads up to an outrageous play on words revealed when the card is opened. Dale Cards B-032785. RPP, Inc. 2 copies, gifts in '97.
A niche in twine saved Stine. How nice that people find fable things like this for me!
1989 “’Slow and Steady Wins the Race.’ What’s yours say?” Mort Gerberg. New Yorker. March 6, 1989. Xerox copy.
Here is a nice play on the aphoristic character of morals. Much of the intriguing character of this cartoon comes from the two characters’ faces.
